[title size=”1″ content_align=”left” style_type=”single” sep_color=”” class=”” id=””]Question[/title][testimonials design=”classic” backgroundcolor=”” textcolor=”” class=”” id=””][testimonial name=”” avatar=”male” image=”” image_border_radius=”” company=”” link=”” target=”_self”]I am 60 years old and have never had great fingernails. For years, I have had fake acrylic nails, but I stopped about 5 months ago. My thumb nail has split down the middle. What do you suggest?[/testimonial][/testimonials][separator style_type=”none” top_margin=”” bottom_margin=”20″ sep_color=”” icon=”” width=”” class=”” id=””][title size=”1″ content_align=”left” style_type=”single” sep_color=”” class=”” id=””]Answer[/title][testimonials design=”classic” backgroundcolor=”” textcolor=”” class=”” id=””][testimonial name=”” avatar=”male” image=”” image_border_radius=”” company=”” link=”” target=”_self”]We have got a couple things that we may be able to help you with here. When you put those glued-on products over the nails, the nail tends to weaken, particularly when you peel it off.

It takes over a year for the nails to fully grow out. You are just starting this process, because it takes a long time. The trick to this is to not rip these fake nails off. Try to get them smooth and get them back to good shape. Then you can take some supplements to strengthen the nails from a nutritional standpoint.

We have one product called HS, which is very similar to what you can buy commercially, except it costs less and it actually has the right material in it. But, generally speaking, if you want to increase the rate with which the nails grow, you have to look at the area of the nail called the “lunate,” which is the white area at the base.

If you have ripped off the fake nails, you should be able to see these lunates. If you can hardly see the lunate at all, this is a soft indicator of thyroid disease. Hypothyroidism will cause the nails to grow very slowly.

We typically raise thyroid levels, which speeds up the process with which the nails grow. Mine grow like crazy. Why? Because I have my thyroid levels at optimal levels. The other thing you can do, and this sounds really weird, but it does work, is to put Kink-Ease lotion on the nails and hands. I invented this stuff for my daughter’s horse. It was not until several ears later that I realized that it was good for people, as well. We found this out because when you apply it to your horse, it ends up on the operator’s hands.

When Kink-Ease ends up on the hands, the MSM opens the blood vessels to the fingers. It opens them up elsewhere as well, and that increases the rate of fingernail growth.

When you apply this stuff to the hands, the temperature in the hands and fingers increases a couple degrees. Why does this happen? The MSM in the Kink-Ease is a vasodilator. If you really want to make the process quicker, simply get the kink ease lotion and wipe your hands with it. Do this a couple times a day, and that should speed the process up. [/testimonial][/testimonials][separator style_type=”shadow” top_margin=”35″ bottom_margin=”35″ sep_color=”#8e8e8e” icon=”fa-share-alt” width=”” class=”” id=””][imageframe lightbox=”yes” style_type=”none” bordercolor=”#ffffff” bordersize=”10px” borderradius=”0″ stylecolor=”” align=”center” link=”” linktarget=”_self” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””] [/imageframe][button link=”http://www.stages-of-life.com/kink-ease-msm-salve-6-oz-tube-270.html” color=”blue” size=”medium” type=”3d” shape=”” target=”_self” title=”Buy now” gradient_colors=”|” gradient_hover_colors=”|” accent_color=”” accent_hover_color=”” bevel_color=”” border_width=”1px” shadow=”” icon=”” icon_position=”left” icon_divider=”no” modal=”” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”left” animation_speed=”1″ alignment=”center” class=”” id=””]Buy Now[/button]

David S Klein, MD

David S. Klein, MD, FACA, FACPM was born in Washington, DC, and was raised in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He completed his undergraduate education at the University of Maryland with degrees in Chemistry and Psychology.

Medical School was completed at the University of Maryland at Baltimore, followed by Internship in General Surgery at the University of North Carolina and Residency in Anesthesiology at the Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Dr Klein has been practicing medicine since 1983, concentrating in Pain Medicine, Minimally Invasive Medicine and Surgery, and Neuroendocrinology. Earning Board Certification in Anesthesiology, Dr. Klein was elected Fellow in the American College of Anesthesiology, and he was elected Fellow in the American College of Pain Medicine. He is currently an adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida, School of Medicine.

He has focused his private practice on treating patients with hormone imbalance issues, nutritional deficiency related medical problems as well as pain related issues and impairment. With a highly-complex, CLIA licensed laboratory in-house, he has been able to provide rapid-turn around analysis efficiently and cost-effectively.
Lecturing extensively nationally as well as internationally, Dr. Klein has authored many articles on topics relating to pain, injury and nutritionally modulated illness. His radio show, “Pain Free Living,” received top ratings during the 6 years it was on the air. Currently practicing in Longwood, Florida, Dr. Klein practices entirely in the office setting.